How Long to Read Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life

How Long Does it Take to Read Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 9 minutes to read Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life by Gene H. Bell-Villada

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Art for Art's Sake and Literary Life is a dynamic history of literary aestheticism from the eighteenth century to academic deconstruction in our own time. Gene H. Bell-Villada examines an enormous range of writings by critics, philosophers, and writers from Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Uniting all is his conviction that "there are concrete social, economic, political, and cultural reasons for the emergence, growth, diffusion, and triumph of l'art pour l'art over the past two centuries." Bell-Villada begins by considering how such thinkers as Shaftesbury, Kant, and Schiller described beauty as a phenomenon to be weighed not in isolation from other aspects of our existence but as part of our general development as human beings. He recounts how the original vision of Kant and Schiller was simplified and debased within new cultural, political, and economic contexts, leading to the "aesthetic separatism" promoted by lyric poets in France. Bell-Villada then examines how the ideology of Art for Art's Sake took on new forms in Europe and the Americas, culminating in present-day versions associated with the academicization (and ever greater marginalization) of literature. Artfully combining an exceptional amount of learning with a sharp polemical focus, Art for Art's Sake and Literary Life will appeal to a wide range of scholars and general readers for whom literature, aesthetics, and the relations of culture and society are vitally important matters.

How long is Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life?

Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life by Gene H. Bell-Villada is 364 pages long, and a total of 92,456 words.

This makes it 123% the length of the average book. It also has 113% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 25 minutes to read Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life aloud.

What Reading Level is Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life?

Art for Art's Sake & Literary Life is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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